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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      47,045</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      14,323</td>
<td class="r data">       9,058</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">      23,446</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">    49.8</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      60,472</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,577</td>
<td class="r data">      10,596</td>
<td class="r data">         217</td>
<td class="r data">      30,994</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    51.3</td>
<td class="r data">    74.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      61,894</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,254</td>
<td class="r data">      11,165</td>
<td class="r data">         286</td>
<td class="r data">      31,091</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">    50.2</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      61,794</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">      19,298</td>
<td class="r data">      11,347</td>
<td class="r data">         312</td>
<td class="r data">      30,714</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
<td class="r data">    72.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      64,280</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">      20,655</td>
<td class="r data">      11,717</td>
<td class="r data">         352</td>
<td class="r data">      31,412</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">    48.9</td>
<td class="r data">    72.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      63,702</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">      20,091</td>
<td class="r data">      12,272</td>
<td class="r data">         345</td>
<td class="r data">      30,833</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">    48.4</td>
<td class="r data">    71.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      63,222</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">      19,538</td>
<td class="r data">      12,505</td>
<td class="r data">         363</td>
<td class="r data">      30,587</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">    48.5</td>
<td class="r data">    70.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      62,929</td>
<td class="r data">         738</td>
<td class="r data">      18,926</td>
<td class="r data">      12,495</td>
<td class="r data">         421</td>
<td class="r data">      30,235</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">    48.6</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      63,119</td>
<td class="r data">       2,829</td>
<td class="r data">      18,983</td>
<td class="r data">      12,102</td>
<td class="r data">         447</td>
<td class="r data">      28,670</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    47.6</td>
<td class="r data">    69.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      61,674</td>
<td class="r data">       4,435</td>
<td class="r data">      18,634</td>
<td class="r data">      11,616</td>
<td class="r data">         459</td>
<td class="r data">      26,438</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">    46.2</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      46,375</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      14,233</td>
<td class="r data">       8,799</td>
<td class="r data">         152</td>
<td class="r data">      23,126</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">    49.9</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      59,755</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,477</td>
<td class="r data">      10,316</td>
<td class="r data">         216</td>
<td class="r data">      30,658</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    51.3</td>
<td class="r data">    74.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      61,104</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,131</td>
<td class="r data">      10,857</td>
<td class="r data">         284</td>
<td class="r data">      30,734</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">    50.3</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      61,024</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">      19,166</td>
<td class="r data">      11,103</td>
<td class="r data">         310</td>
<td class="r data">      30,322</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
<td class="r data">    72.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      62,819</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">      20,195</td>
<td class="r data">      11,461</td>
<td class="r data">         351</td>
<td class="r data">      30,670</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">    48.8</td>
<td class="r data">    72.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      62,309</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">      19,677</td>
<td class="r data">      12,032</td>
<td class="r data">         340</td>
<td class="r data">      30,101</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">    48.4</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      61,866</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">      19,158</td>
<td class="r data">      12,287</td>
<td class="r data">         355</td>
<td class="r data">      29,841</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">    48.3</td>
<td class="r data">    70.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      61,585</td>
<td class="r data">         728</td>
<td class="r data">      18,604</td>
<td class="r data">      12,314</td>
<td class="r data">         417</td>
<td class="r data">      29,409</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">    48.3</td>
<td class="r data">    69.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      61,922</td>
<td class="r data">       2,818</td>
<td class="r data">      18,653</td>
<td class="r data">      11,955</td>
<td class="r data">         444</td>
<td class="r data">      27,967</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    47.3</td>
<td class="r data">    69.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      60,577</td>
<td class="r data">       4,414</td>
<td class="r data">      18,327</td>
<td class="r data">      11,473</td>
<td class="r data">         456</td>
<td class="r data">      25,815</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">    46.0</td>
<td class="r data">    68.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         562</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">         214</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    47.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         591</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         234</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         267</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    45.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         614</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         236</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         275</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    44.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         589</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         202</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         284</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    48.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         808</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         260</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         354</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    43.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         705</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         204</td>
<td class="r data">         188</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         307</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    43.6</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         629</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">         168</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    42.6</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         580</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">         137</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         277</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    48.3</td>
<td class="r data">    66.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         470</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">         112</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         203</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    43.9</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         449</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         205</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    46.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    48.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         176</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    46.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         181</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    59.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         653</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         200</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         388</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         688</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         210</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         425</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         727</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         194</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         478</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         764</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         167</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         549</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         727</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         187</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         500</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         648</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         171</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         418</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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